Oh well, seeing as we are off topic now i can confirm that the new owner of Phils SECS S8 Ecu is perfectly happy with it
Phil makes out like it couldnt run a stage 1, but it all needed was the correct map sensor and TPS, or to be sent back for a quick software update (offered free of charge by SECS) and thats only cause its such an early ECU, the later ones come with that software anyway.
If having to swap between a 2 and 3 bar map sensor and swap aroudn a 2wd and 4wd TPS seems like a massive amount of work that warrants the hundreds of posts phil makes about it then im not looking forward to the deluge of posts bitching about the Autronic one cause it requires FAR more changes than that, like a complete loom for one.
Phil really has completely missed the point and blown the tiniest little issue totally out of all proportion.